On the 7th November I met with Philip Alston, the UN special rapporteur on extreme poverty and human rights who was visiting the UK to seek evidence on poverty, inequality and the effect of austerity on local government funding. Alongside our meeting, Philip Alston also met with civil society groups, academics, public authorities and people living in poverty and dealing with the consequences of austerity.

Last November, the UN Special Rapporteur on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights, Philip Alston, visited Newcastle and North Shields as part of his mission to investigate the causes and consequences of poverty in the UK.